Pan-Africa

31st May-3rd June 2021

In close cooperation with the Music In Africa Foundation, Reeperbahn Festival International worked on a four-day program consisting of networking events, curated 1:1 matchmaking sessions with top decision makers in the African music and creative industries, panels, keynotes, insightful digital company visits to key African music companies, and a hybrid showcase experience with European and African artists. This spring, Reeperbahn Festival International PAN-AFRIKA was explicitly intended to be Pan-African, just like the partner event Acces with its changing locations on the continent. The last Acces took place in Autumn 2019 in Accra, Ghana, and in November 2021 it will be held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Part of the event was an additional songwriting camp for writers, producers and artists from both continents, which took place the week before the event, organised by ROBA Music Publishing. More info here.

PROGRAM: REEPERBAHN FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL PAN-AFRICA 2021 (31 MAY-3 JUNE)

Are you ready for a deep dive into the African music- and creative industries? For the first time, the upcoming spin-off featured an explicitly pan-African flair. In close cooperation with the Music In Africa Foundation and expertly supported by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, we dived deep into the respective markets and fostering sustainable collaborations.

From 31 May to 3 June, delegates at Reeperbahn Festival Pan-Africa expected an exciting and informative program ranging from networking events and curated 1:1 matchmaking sessions with top decision-makers to discussion panels and keynote presentations, digital visits to key African music companies, a hybrid showcase concert, and a songwriting camp for writers, producers, and artists from both continents that was being organized by ROBA Music Publishing.